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Herbie Hancock Soul-Jazz Modal 1977 US
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles flac album
  • Performer Herbie Hancock
  • Title Empyrean Isles
  • Date of release 1977
  • Country US
  • Style Soul-Jazz, Modal
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  • Genre Jazz
  • Size MP3 1462 mb
  • Size FLAC 1705 mb
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Empyrean Isles is the fourth album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, recorded in 1964 for Blue Note Records. The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on June 17, 1964. Pianist Hancock's quartet consisted of Freddie Hubbard on cornet, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums. The four compositions were written by Hancock.

Empyrean Isles ‎(LP, Album, Mono). Empyrean Isles ‎(LP, Album).

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Herbie Hancock covers strikingly varied terrain on his fourth album, a pinnacle of his small-group acoustic period and a tantalizing glimpse of where he was headed.

Empyrean Isles is a music studio album recording by HERBIE HANCOCK . 1. One Finger Snap (7:17) 2. Oliloqui Valley (8:27) 3. Cantaloupe Island (5:30) 4. The Egg (13:57).

Empyrean Isles Tracklist. One Finger Snap Lyrics. 2. Oliloqui Valley Lyrics. 3. Cantaloupe Island Lyrics.

Empyrean Isles, recorded when Hancock was 24 and a new member of the Miles Davis Quintet, features the pianist pushing at the boundaries of hard bop, creating fresh, new music. In a quartet with Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter.

Herbie Hancock: Empyrean Isles by Greg Simmons, published on May 24, 2012.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 One Finger Snap
Written-By – Herbie Hancock
 7:17
A2 Oliloqui Valley
Written-By – Herbie Hancock
 8:27
B1 Cantaloupe Island
Written-By – Herbie Hancock
 5:30
B2 The Egg
Written-By – Herbie Hancock
 13:57

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – King Record Co. Ltd
  • Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

  • Bass – Ron Carter
  • Cornet – Freddie Hubbard
  • Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
  • Drums – Anthony Williams
  • Liner Notes – Nora Kelly
  • Photography By [Cover] – Francis Wolff
  • Piano – Herbie Hancock
  • Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

Notes

Recorded on June 17, 1964 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Blue Notes Records, a division of United Artists Music and Records Group Inc. Mfd. by King Record Co., Ltd. Japan Ⓟ 1977
Made in Japan
¥2,300

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): SILBT 7581-3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): SILBT 7582-2

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
BLP 4175 Herbie Hancock Empyrean Isles ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Blue Note BLP 4175 US 1964
7243 4 98796 2 1, 498 7962 Herbie Hancock Empyrean Isles ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Blue Note, Blue Note 7243 4 98796 2 1, 498 7962 Europe Unknown
TYCJ-81020 Herbie Hancock Empyrean Isles ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, SHM) Blue Note TYCJ-81020 Japan 2013
BSTF 84175 Herbie Hancock Empyrean Isles ‎(LP, Album, RE) Blue Note BSTF 84175 France 1975
1421.2007-2 Herbie Hancock The Egg ‎(CD, Album) Music Reflexion 1421.2007-2 Switzerland 1994


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